Barclay Meade are working alongside a leading wholesale distributor to find a Junior Buyer within Indirect purchasing to join their non-inventory procurement team.

The Non-Inventory Procurement team works with and supports all areas of the Group businesses in the UK, managing a spend of £250million for non-inventory (indirect) goods and services.

The purchasing team works with internal stakeholders to help reduce costs, mitigate risks and secure preferential terms and conditions that will ultimately create value and improve their competitive advantage.

This Junior Buyer role would be ideal for someone with 1+ years experience within procurement, a knowledge of indirect procurement and an eagerness to challenge themselves within a new role. My client will also offer sponsorship in order to become MCIPS qualified and progress with a career in procurement.

Location - Slough

Salary - £25,000 - £35,000 + CIPS Sponsorship

Key responsibilities for the Junior Buyer - Indirect -

• Leading internal stakeholder education and communication for the indirect procurement team. n• 100% ownership of certain areas of indirect spend from cradle (ideation, customer consultancy, negotiation) to grave (contract implementation, KPI execution and follow up) including respective customer and supplier relationships.n• Assisting the senior buyers with any procurement administration tasks• Strategic Supplier Relationship Management to drive value and leverage across entities/regions. n• Supporting his management in major strategic contract negotiations, including developing the approach and supporting bidder interaction up to the conclusion of the project• Supporting the delivery of policies, processes and supporting documentation for strategic contracts• Supporting the ongoing activity to ensure major procurement follow due process and secure appropriate approvals• Supporting reviews of major contracts, including benchmarking and other key commercial events during the contract life cycle • Close collaboration with the Finance Department to identify spending patterns beyond agreed contractual commitments. Recommendation of repairing actions to higher management and execution of agreed plans. n• Internal customer relationship management to n• Keeping abreast of market and competitor activity as well as best practices in the area of indirect spend management.

Key skills/experience required for the position of Senior Buyer - Indirect -

•1 + years experience within procurement- Knowledge of what indirect categories can involve (ideally IT, Telecoms, Marketing, HR, Fleet)•Be able to successfully carry out this function from day one with the support of the team.•Degree qualified •Process driven •Work well under pressure •Good commercial awareness and analytical skills •Strong communicator•Studying towards or keen to study towards CIPS

If you hold the above experience/skillsets, and are seeking a new challenge within Indirect Procurement / Non-Inventory Purchasing, then please apply below

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

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